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Sugar Glider By Quinn B. Mrs. Zoanetti. Appearance. Sugar Gliders have pink or dark pink noses Their back, neck,& head are black and white marble Sugar Gliders have a pouch that is white so is the rest of their stomach They are very small and have small ears and big black eyes .
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Appearance • Sugar Gliders have pink or dark pink noses • Their back, neck,& head are black and white marble • Sugar Gliders have a pouch that is white so is the rest of their stomach • They are very small and have small ears and big black eyes
Habitat • Mostly all sugar gliders live in the rainforest • All the rainforests are located in Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Papua, New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia.
Food & Hunting • Sugar Gliders eat sweet sugary tree sap, fruit, nectar and sometimes insects and spiders. • Sugar Gliders ear’s are very sensitive, so it is easy for them to get their food. They can hear the smallest sounds. Even the sounds that a bug makes.
Predators • Sugar Gliders predators are dogs, cats, & owls. Sometimes if we don’t give sugar gliders the right care we can be dangerous to them. • Sugar Gliders stay in trees to stay safe.
Nesting Behaviors & Raising Young • Sugar Gliders are born from their mother. After they are born , they spend 70 days in their mother’s pouch.
Interesting Facts • Sugar Gliders cannot really fly but they can glide 150 feet. That’s half of a football field. • Mother sugar gliders can carry two baby sugar gliders at once. • When sugar gliders glide they use their tail to steer.
Resources • Sugar Glider, Elizabeth O’Sullivan, 2009. • http://a-z-animals.com/animals/